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Etymology 1

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From Latin Orontēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs), from Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒀭𒌓 (Arāntu, Orontes; site of the Battle of Qarqar) and also in Egyptian jrnt (Orontes; river flowing by Qadesh) attested at least from the period of Ramesses II:

  • The meaning of which is contested with connections to: Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒀭𒌓 (arantu, a type of grass; fennel), perhaps in connection to the region around the city of Ugarit, the ruins today being known as رَأْس شَمْرَة (raʔs šamra, Headland or Cape Fennel).
  • Also connected to Akkadian 𒀀𒊏𒀭𒁺 (araddu, arantu, wild ass; stubborn), possibly related to the modern name for the river الْعَاصِي (al-ʕāṣī, rebel, stubbornly in error, refusing to be corrected) so-called for its flowing south to the north unlike the rest of the rivers in the region.
  • Disputably from Old Median *Arvand; compare Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬝- (auruuaṇt̰-, swift).

Doublet of Alvand and Arvand. More at Orontes.

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  • IPA(key): /ɔːˈɹɒntiːz/
  • Hyphenation: Oron‧tes

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 Orontes River on Wikipedia
 
View of the Orontes in Hama, Syria

the Orontes

  1. A river in Western Asia, about 400 km (250 mi) long,[1] flowing from Lebanon through Syria before entering the Mediterranean Sea near Samandağ in Turkey.
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From Latin Orontēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs), from Old Median *Arēvand, from Proto-Iranian *Raivant-, *Rayivant- (possessing wealth); see Old Armenian Երուանդ (Eruand) for more.

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Orontes

  1. The name of any one of a number of ancient Armenian kings.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs).

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der Orontes m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Orontes)

  1. Orontes (a river in Lebanon, Syria and Turkey)

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs).

 
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Orontēs m sg (genitive Orontae); first declension

  1. the Orontes
  2. a male given name

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First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Orontēs
Genitive Orontae
Dative Orontae
Accusative Orontēn
Ablative Orontē
Vocative Orontē

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  • Orontes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Orontes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly